Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Palmetto

Sabal mexicana

Spanish: Soyate

Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico." Most often recorded in Jan, Oct, Nov, Apr.

TaxonomyLiliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records4,290 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2016 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-01-03 — observation by zihuadean
2024-01-11 — observation by zihuadean
2021-01-24 — observation by betootero
2020-10-03 — observation by marumg
2020-10-03 — observation by marumg
2018-11-18 — observation by santiagob1986

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Mexican Palmetto (Sabal mexicana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/sabal-mexicana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.